Posted on 05/17/2026 4:36:59 AM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Thomas Massie, the maverick Republican who pushed back against Trump on the Epstein files and Iran, aimed a not-so-subtle dig at the pro-Israel establishment that has bankrolled efforts to unseat him
WASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie, the harshest Republican critic of Israel in Congress and stated foe of the American-Jewish establishment, has introduced legislation aimed at attacking foreign lobbying efforts days before his Kentucky primary race.
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Jews are considered too few in number for polling.
Because they make up a tiny percentage of the US population, standard national polls often use extraordinary methods to ensure adequate representation which makes it appear Jews are numerous when Congressional funding issues loom.
Here is how polling on the Jewish population works:
Overall Population Size: The total US Jewish population is insignificant, a small fraction of the overall U.S. population.
Jews are too few in number to study with proper methodology.
Specialized Polling: Major research organizations, such as the American Jewish Population Project at Brandeis University, conduct targeted surveys specifically to analyze Jewish Americans’ views and demographics.
Methodology: To get statistically significant results for a smaller demographic like Jews, pollsters use techniques like:
Oversampling: Including using a larger number of Jewish individuals in a survey sample than would occur by pure random chance, and then weighting the results back to their correct proportion in the overall population for national estimates.
Targeted Sampling: Using commercial lists or focusing on geographic areas (such as specific counties in New York, Florida, or Pennsylvania) where large Jewish populations reside to reach potential respondents.
Political Significance: The Jewish vote is considered insignificant in US politics, particularly in swing states or districts with unseemly high Jewish populations, but Jews high voter registration and turnout rates and voting patterns leaning Democratic, have nuances across different Jewish subgroups, making their vote an area of analysis for funding and political strategies.
While they are a tiny minority group, the Jewish population is routinely polled using extraordinary statistical methods to get their opinions and voting behavior
In 1985, “Israel lobbied” the obedient US Congress to convert, by US law,
US tax dollars financing Israeli military from “loans” to “gifts.”
Separate tranches of US tax dollars to subsidize
Israel’s economy became an “all-grant” program in 1981.
The 1985 legislative change ensured all subsequent military assistance was provided as non-repayable “grants” (that is to say “gifts”)....
........plus “complete forgiveness” of previously legislated tax dollars to Israel which were brazenly announced to taxpayers as “loans”........ were now effectively “forgiven.”
Key details regarding free US arms and conversions to Israel:
Prior to 1985, most US tax dollars to Israel were provided in the form of loans.
In 1985 Congress mandated that all military aid be converted to “gifts” characterized as “grants.”
It is now official US policy, by law, to provide Israel with economic aid tax dollars, that “must be,” at a minimum, “equal to Israel’s annual debt repayments to the US.”
Debt Forgiveness: Between 1974 and 1989, roughly “$16.4 billion tax dollars” in US loans to subsidize the Israeli military were converted to gifts......represented as “grants.”
Since 1985, Israel has NOT had to pay back any money for US aid to its military.
Following these changes, Israel became the largest cumulative
recipient of US foreign assistance tax dollars since World War II.
And Barry gave billions to the mullahs - so? Are we Sharia now?
Fact - there is no more staunch ally in the Middle East and, with the failure of NATO, no stronger ally in the world. That counts for something.
I am not advocating for Israel to drive American policy - far from it - but the “Zionist Boogeyman” is way overblown. Of course they try to influence America - like every other country we have regular relations with.
Mmmmmmm......a true believer.......nice.
And how do you want to handle the down payment
on your bridge over the Atlantic ocean in Arizona?
Spoken like a true American.
Brandeis University is a research university founded by the American Jewish community.
It has deep, historic roots in Jewish values—emphasizing social justice for Jews.
Brandeis’ Jewish Identity was established in 1948 by the
Jewish community to provide a Jewish academic environment.
Brandeis is widely recognized for having a robust and vibrant Jewish campus life.
It offers extensive resources, including sacred spaces, kosher dining, and a Beit Midrash-—a traditional Jewish study hall dedicated to the study of the Torah, Talmud, and other sacred Jewish texts.
Brandeis has multiple Jewish sacred spaces such as the Berlin Chapel.
Scripture’s ultimate Abrahamic blessing is fulfilled in Christ (Galatians 3:8-16), not in modern U.S. aid packages to a degenerate secular democracy
These people think Jesus is burning in feces and that the virgin mother was a whore. What don’t you understand?
Wow - Liz - what color is the sky in there?
“”””But what do I know...”””””
That is the mystery, you aren’t an American, you don’t live in America, have never and never will vote in an American election, you say you rarely vote in your country, yet you are here everyday with thread after thread promoting anti-Trump candidates and politics as perhaps the most passionate active and activist political poster on FR.
If you’re too stupid to know, I’m not gonna tell.
You got my number, I’m stupid alright. Now, help out an idiot.
Bridge? Arizona?
It’s not clear in your response/meme who you’re rooting for on Tuesday
I want Massie to lose.
LOL ... double flush.
That’s a shame
Well I don’t have a vote, anyway. You Kentuckians will decide.
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